In October 1822, the Perm civil governor Kirill Yakovlevich Tyufyaev appealed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a request to allow the construction of a second floor above the prisoner barracks of the prison castle in Perm. This was necessary as the old building could no longer accommodate all the inmates, whose numbers were constantly growing. The governor planned to place not only additional rooms for the prisoners on the second floor but also a hospital and a church, so that the inmates would not be deprived of spiritual support and moral guidance. Along with the report, plans and estimates for the construction, prepared by the provincial architect Vasiliev, were sent to the ministry. After receiving approval from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Holy Synod, the provincial authorities began the reconstruction of the prison castle. The Perm society actively participated in the construction of the prison church: many officials and factory owners donated several thousand rubles for this purpose, factory owner Yartsev purchased church vestments and utensils in Moscow, and three copper bells were cast at the Suksun factory. In 1829, the construction was completed, and Bishop Meletiy of Perm and Yekaterinburg consecrated the church in the name of the Mother of God 'Joy of All Who Sorrow.' A permanent staff was appointed for the church, including a priest and two clerks, who received salaries from the Perm prison committee.

In 1878, during the reconstruction of the prison castle, the church was rebuilt with the assistance of the church elder, honorary citizen Pyotr Georgievich Shavkunov. The church at the provincial prison functioned until 1918. By the decree of the SNK 'On the Separation of Church from State and School from Church,' it was prohibited to conduct religious ceremonies and display religious images in state and public premises. In May 1918, the rector of the Mother of God of Sorrows Church, Archpriest Andrey Znamenksy, received a notification from the Perm provincial prison inspection that all clergy serving in the prison department were dismissed. The staff of the prison church was disbanded, and salary payments were stopped, although the priest was allowed to continue services for a fee by agreement with the prison department, provided that the church was maintained at his own expense. During the Soviet era, the prison in Razgulya and the church associated with it were extensively rebuilt. Currently, the building of the former provincial prison houses a pre-trial detention center.